DEAL: Get $300 Off Any Verizon Phone Over $400 With This Code (Updated)

Ready for the deal of the day (or maybe month)? Verizon is currently allowing use of a coupon code that will land you $300 off any phone that is priced over $400. Is there a catch? Eh, not really, but there is one requirement – you have to sign-up for a device payment plan.

This is how it works. You find a phone you want that is priced at a full retail price of over $400, like the Galaxy S7 Edge, which retails for $792. If you use coupon code “FORYOU300” at checkout, the price will drop to $492. With that discount, your monthly payment drops from $33 per month for 24 months to $20.50 per month. Pretty sweet deal right?

We tried it on a bunch of phones and it really does seem to work for anything over $400. We even tried the iPhone 6s with 128GB of storage and dropped it from $849 to $549. The Turbo 2 can be dropped from $624 to $324. You get the idea.

They killed the Promo Code FORYOU300….IT Does not work anymore…… I know Ive tried all day……… Leave it to an engineer with too much time on his hands to start trying random Promo Codes……….. Which brought me to the FORME300 code……. This is the one that works for 300 off……. FORME300 NOT FORYOU300………………………FORME300……………………..FYI don’t contact Verizon as this is not a true promo code.

Mike Dillinger

this is over with…invalid promo as of today

Gasaraki

Doesn’t work!

RazrRamon

Has anyone had any luck getting this promo code to work for upgrades? If so, how?

LANCE

why doesnt this stuff ever happen when i actually have the money t use it >_<

Chicken

I’d like to know where the code came from and if there are any restrictions.

MastermindDrew

6P starts at $420. I’d never deal with Verizon though. Plus 6P can be had for cheaper you want to deal with gift cards. Obviously this just one example.

Just tried to do it. Apparently the code was only meant for certain uses internally and was leaked online. The Verizon rep I spoke with said it’s expired and there is a good chance that anyone who used the code will have their order held up and the code won’t be honored

The article didn’t clarify and say that it only works with NEW lines on accounts without employee discounts.
Very limited deal. Thumbs down.

david

this coupon is done. i just tried to add line to get samsung s7 edge but coupon doesnt work at all and i talked thru online chat with VZW person and they saying this coupon code just expired it

213ninja

doesn’t work for me either

david

i talked to VZW person thru chat and they saying it is work but here is reqire

1 – only new line
2 – only 1 per 1 account ( if you trying to add 2 new line? work only 1 new devices and second new device will be full price
3 – cannot use with other promo code

dheuer

How did you get it to work without starting a new line? I wanted to just buy the device with a monthly payment and transfer it to my old line, but the web page doesn’t want to let me do that.

James B

I did it and with my trade-in I saved total of $620.

Carson_Bruh

Wait so is it possible to purchase the phone on the DPP, and then cancelling it right away? Thus saving $300 on a phone (minus a month of data)

Jeff “BIG RED”

According to the Verizon rep I talked to. They don’t take away promos when you payoff device. You can cancel anytime you want to after that!

Hiran

Are you saying that its grandfathered.

Jeff “BIG RED”

Not available for business accounts. Everyone with consumer accounts need to make a killing off this. Step #1 order as many of $400+ phones as you can on new accounts. Step 2 cancel your service and payoff phones. Step 3 sell phones on Swappa.com and make a killing of over $100 on each and every phone! ?

deadpenguins

That’s what I’m trying to do, but the code does not work on existing accounts. It simply gives an error stating it “can’t be used with another promo code” (there’s a picture someone posted below. I’m trying to speak to reps now to see if anyone can clarify the issue.

tnt

What I don’t get is why this isn’t advertised? Like, how did DL come across this info? Verizon EE tell them? This would really convince some people to switch, I would think anyway.

Chris Hannan

So let me get this straight. I can order a 64GB iPhone SE on a payment plan with 1GB for $58.33/month with $16.50 due today, pay the remaining $191.59 for the phone, and cancel the plan within the first month, and have a 64GB iPhone SE with a month of Verizon service for $266.42 total?

tnt

That sounds right. I just did it myself – though not with the SE since it isn’t shipping until 6/27 (space grey / 64). I looked for catches but didn’t see any..

Jeff “BIG RED”

Called Verizon. They said they don’t cancel promos after you cancel service. Boom!!! Save away lol!

WeaselWeaz

Only works on new accounts. Blog wasted everyone’s time.

tnt

It’s still an awesome deal, it just needed to be confirmed / clarified.

ck125

That is pretty much how all of these promos are. They rarely are for existing customers. Don’t get your panties in a bunch..

AvalancheRyder

Oh man, I was just about to pull the trigger on an unlocked HTC 10 to use on Verizon. And now this? The unlocked model is already $699 vs $649 at Verizon. Knock that down to $349 with the code. Guess I’ll just hide the bloatware with Nova, but root? And free tethering? What to do.

tnt

It appears it’s for new accounts/lines only. I was able to successfully submit it with two new lines porting in from our current carrier (was debating doing this anyway). I’ll likely then pay them off and sell them on Swappa to make a few hundred bucks.

Ajmobileguru

I already have a UDP with Verizon. Can I just buy using DPP as a new customer?

Trevor Clement

So we’ve gone from FREE phone with contract to $300 off with contract and that’s a good thing?

AvalancheRyder

Exactly, that point seems to fall on deaf ears here. Everyone cried so much and scolded people for signing up onto 2 year contracts and taking a subsidy. Saying that was for suckers. Carriers listened, and now we’re paying the full retail price over time, but not receiving a discount on the service itself. And how is this better? It’s much worse actually. Sure you’re not locked into a contract, but what’s the big deal being locked into a service for 2 years when you’re going to use it for 2 years regardless? If the carriers gave us a discount on the service for not taking the subsidy that was previously built into it, that’s one thing. They’re not though, of course. It’s good for the carriers and that’s it..

tnt

When you pay the device off the monthly bill goes down – and the plans *are* cheaper than before when they were subsidized.

AvalancheRyder

Right but it goes down to where it would have been before. My Verizon bill is about $80 per month. $50 for unlimited data, $10 for texts, and $40 for minutes, then 20% off for employee discount. When I was under contract, it was still $80, and they would give me a huge discount on a phone every 2 years. It’s still $80 per month, but when I buy a new phone, they add the phone payment to my plan for a total of maybe $108. So sure the price goes down when I pay off the phone, but I used to pay $80/month AND get a huge discount on a phone. Now my price is only $80/month when I don’t get a new device.

tnt

Ah ok – well I know with most multi-line plans it’s cheaper now than before for just the plan. I haven’t been on an individual plan in 15 years so I can’t speak to that comparison.

AvalancheRyder

Right, looks like that’s the big difference. Being on a single line legacy plan versus a current multi-line plan.

AvalancheRyder

I guess it depends on the plan, maybe it’s a better deal with the newer plans. It looks like you can get unlimited minutes and 3gb of data for $65 per month. 3gb is pretty low though. Verizon is really punishing people on old plans.

tnt

Yeah that’s definitely true – they want everybody on their new plans and they’ll push it non-stop.

Jeff “BIG RED”

Until Verizon takes that away when everyone forgets what it was like on contract once upon a time.

deadpenguins

My bill is $25/mo less not being in a contract. That’s $600 over two years. Add in the $200 people typically pay when purchasing a phone on contract, that’s a grand total of $800 dollars I used to pay for a phone. Even if I buy a phone for $700 (which is way more than I’d ever pay for a phone nowadays) I’m actually saving $100 over two years. With this discount, that makes it a net $400 savings.

ck125

This isn’t locking you into a contract though, and like others have said, this actually lowers the bill once you pay the device off.

Trevor Clement

So the savings start two years after buying the phone when you don’t owe anymore and don’t upgrade again? Gotcha, great deal, my bad.

ck125

Actually for most these newer “no contracts” are cheaper than old plans because you get a subsidy which often covers the price of the phone payment.

Jeff “BIG RED”

Even when I upgraded on contract I usually paid $300+ on flagship phones. If you were getting devices free they were usually lasts years flag ship and were made by LG. If memory serves me right, but I may be wrong.

TimZ

i’ve tried 2 different chat reps. One said it didn’t apply to upgrades. The other said it was a targeted e-mail and if you didn’t get the e-mail it wouldn’t work. So it appears Verizon doesn’t have their ducks in a row for this promo.

The fact you need to do the DPP shouldn’t matter that much. After a month or so just pay it off in full. You can always either pay the monthly amount or just pay it off totally. I think you just can’t pay a bit extra each month (which not sure why you would want to anyway).

Jeremy

I wonder if you could pay the device off or will they force you to stay on the payment plan?

krubby

I think you can pay it off. either pay 1/24th a month for 2 years or if you get to a point you just want to pay it off you can in full. At least with every other DPP agreement Verizon has

Cisco

You can pay it off whenever.

tnt

I just did this and saw no small print anywhere that said this promo changes how their DPP normally works – and the way it normally works is you can pay it off at any time.

mcdonsco

Well, at least that would make up for a few months of their grossly overpriced service.

tnt

This also saves you in taxes as it’s applied to the total before tax. So it’s actually a little more than $300.

Murphy’s Magnet

CORRECTION: $280 OFF

DanSan

assuming you have to be a customer right?

tnt

New lines/accounts only. We’re switching back for this (we were close to switching back anyway).

Hiran

What do you mean? Who do you have?

thefullritz

Doesn’t work for upgrades. Was told by customer service.

yamaha83

sad

deadpenguins

I just freaked out and frantically tried to buy a phone with this discount before learning this. I just lost my old phone and thought life being incredibly kind to me. Damnit.

El_Big_CHRIS

c’est la vie 🙁

NeilGeorge

you can cancel within 7 days right?

Christopher

I was just on live chat and the guy said that the reason it wasn’t going through was the online promotion for free activation fees. Don’t know if you can talk a rep on the phone into letting you use it or not.

this coupon code only work, when you add new line. i tried upgrade and new line just few minutes ago and only new line can use this code.

yamaha83

does this work if you have an unlimited data plan and dont want to change the plan? says the code is having problems when logged in and adding to a plan, can you use the code while not being logged in?

patt

This most likely is “New lines” only knowing Verizon.

Cogito

Does signing up for the DPP in any way affect the rest of the contract> In other words, could I do this to get new hardware without it affecting my UDP? Cuz I need a new phone and I love saving cheddar as much as the next guy, but I’ll gladly pay full retail again for my next phone to keep my UDP.

Rashad

They are not removing anyone from unlimited data any more. You will still have unlimited data. I got my HTC 10 with the device payment plan and still kept unlimited data.

Andy

Really?? This is for sure?

pizzaparties

Yup! I bought a new phone via DPP at best buy a few months ago and I still have my UDP.

Andy

What’s DPP?

Cogito

Device Payment Plan

Hiran

What are DPP and is it like 2-year contract? I rather get a contract. better phones and subsized

Can you transfer Unlimited Data (Verizon) to a friend on Verizon? How much do you pay and is it Unlimited Everything (Talk, Text, Data)

Rashad

No, you can’t transfer that to anyone. I’m on an old plan with my mother and brother. Nationwide 1400 minutes with unlimited text and data.

matt

No. No transfers, no assumptions of liability, If you had it you can keep it, that’s it.

instrument

Weird, i just tried it and it tells me my unlimited data plan is no longer available and i have to pick a new plan. Tried it with payment plan and 2 year upgrade.

10gb for 100 a month, wow whatta deal!!!

Rashad

I got my phone when it first came out. I walked into the Verizon store and paid $547 down in one transaction. The next transaction i paid the remaining dollar to make it a zero balance. The guy didn’t have to do anything special to make it work.

Rashad

Works for me.

Hiran

When will Verizon bring Unlimited Data back or 2-year contracts?

Desertwhale

Don’t do anything through Verizon if you want to keep your UDP. EVER! That is if you’re still locked into the $29.99 a month for unlimited. If you’re in the 49.99 plan it shouldn’t matter.

instrument

Im at 29.99, my unlimited line is like $68 a month with my discount, with my data use im shocked vzw hasnt given me some sort of incentive to upgrade.

Hiran

What is DPP?

designdolphin

Damn – out of the G4. I totally would have jumped on this.

Nunyur_Biznezz

Yeah. A G4 for $156? Only $6.50 a month.

Stephen Hayden

Wish they had a phone I wanted. Patiently waiting the next Nexus or the HP Elite X3 while I loathe my Droid Turbo. So long VZW, been a fun decade or so but I am done waiting for OS updates.

Mike

Have you seen any of the recent reports on updates, Verizon is leading the pack now compared to other carriers.

I just wouldn’t buy a Motorola phone if you want updates, they’ve basically given up at this point.

litobirdy

Can I open up a 3rd line instead? pay off and then canceling it within 30 days and keeping phone?

Rashad

Yeah because you paid off the device. And also since you won’t be under contract since Verizon doesn’t do contacts anymore.

Keith Taylor

The Droid it’s not worth the amount of money they’re asking for it . it is only worth about 350 bucks at the most.